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` QNTAINER Filed Jan. s1) 193s 2v sheets-sheet 1 ".jMay'l,I 1938. H. L. FREUND ErAL 2,116,557 n 1 CONTAINER Filed Jan. 31, 1936 L2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ZT/v VEN 70H5 l Henry L .Freund i \l/ W/lllllam L. R Menges Patented May 10, 1938 UNITED STATES CONTAINER Henry L. Freund and Williaml L. B. Menges,

St. Louis, Mo.

Application January 31, 1936, Serial No. 61,689

7Claim8.

This invention relates generally to containers and, more particularly, to a certain new and useful improvement in containers for cakes, pastry, Dies, and the like.

Our invention has for its object the provision of a container so constructed as to enable not only the marketing of the particular contents in fully wrapped, housed, and protected condition, but also the attractive visible display of 10 auch wrapped contents upon a counter, table,

or other support.

Our invention has for a further object the provision of a container of the type and for the purpose stated, which is simple in form and structure, which may be readily and inexpensively manufactured, and which is exceedingly efficient in the performance of its intended functions.

And with the above and other objects in view, our invention resides in the novel features f form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure l illustrates the base or bottom-wall of n a -box or container of our invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, .partly broken away and in section, of the completed box or container; v

Figures 3` and 4 are top and bottom plan views,

30 respectively, of the boxor container;

Figure is a plan view of a side-wall ofthe box or container;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the container showing one preferred form of 35 inter-related co-operation between the slotted side-wall band and the bottom member; and

Eigure 'I is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the container showing a modified form of interrelated cci-operation between the slotted side 40 wall band and the bottom member.

Referring now more in detail and by reference characters to the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of our invention, I designates a section or strip of suitable weight card- 45, board or other like or suitable material, whose ends are brought around and adhesively or otherwise xcd together, as atZ, in the formation oi an annular band, which, in turn, forms the inner member of the side-wall A of the box or container, the band I being of a desired height and diametrical dimension and, in suitable adjacence to its one or lower margin, being formed with anannular series of suitably spaced slots 3, each preferably, as shown, having a length equal to wherein r is the radius4 of the base-wall and t is the thickness of the inner band. It may also be stated that, since t is a fractional value, t2 is for practical purposes negligible and may be dropped from the above formulae, which thus become 4J?? and 2.8242? 4 designates a disk of corrugated board or other like or suitable material, which diametrically, as best seen in Figure 1, is slightly larger than the band I and, inthe formation of the container, is disposed atwise with relation to ,and over the band I and then forcibly shifted downwardly within the connues of the band to the plane of the slots 3, when peripheral portions of the disk l protrude themselves into the crespective slots 3. The band I is thereby somewhat distorted into and out-of-round form, when viewed in inverted plan, as seen in Figure 4, and then the disk 4 is mounted upon, and rmly joined to, the band I in the provision and formation of the base or bottom-wall B of the container.

The so joined or united band I and disk 4 provide an eilicientvreoeptacle of suilicient strength and rigidity for receiving the merchandise to be housed or marketed, as, for instance, a. cake C of corresponding size, when a top-wall in the form of a sheet or section 5 of suitable preferably transparent paper, such as Cellophane, is disposed over the cake or other contents C and the upper margin of the band I and its marginal portion folded down to depend upon the outer face of band I.

A second section or strip 6 of suitable cardboard or the like is then wrapped, and locked or secured at its ends, as atl, in band-formation, firmly and tightly around or-about the band I and over the depending marginal portion of sheet 5. The band 6 thereby functions not only to fasten the sheet or top-wall 5 in containerclosure and contents-covering position, substantially as a fixed box-cover, but also in concealing the depending top-wall margin, the inner band I and its slots 3, and the outwardly protruding marginal portions oir the bottom-wall I. In effect, the outer band 6 `completes the side- Wall A of the container and, in addition, provides a convenient surface for the display of identifying or advertising matter, as at 8, of the contailler-contents.

It will be obvious that, while the container is of proper durability and sturdiness to withstand normal or usual handling, the wall 5 may be conveniently broken for removal of the container contents.

'I'he box or container fulfills in every respect the objects stated, and it is to be understood that changes in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the box or container may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principleof our invention.

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Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. The method of packaging edible materials comprising forming an annular walled receptacle. placing the edible material within the receptacle, disposing a sheet of ilexible covering material fiatland ilnally reverseLv pivoting the outer band back into normal position whereby to bring the outer band downwardly into Iacewise embracing registration with the annular wall for grippingly securing the sheet of material therebetween and in taut disposition over the edible material.

2. The process of edible materials comprising forming a circular disc of relatively stiff material, forming a relatively flexible annular band having a plurality of peripherally extending slots in the band and disposed in a spaced series therearound, permanently securing the ends of the band. forcing a circular disc into the annular band in registration with said slots and causing the peripheral edge segments of the disc to project through the slots in the formation of a receptacle, placing the edible material within the receptacle, laying a iiexible transparent sheet oi' material iiatwise across the upper margin of the annular band, pivotally securing together the ends of an elongated strip in the formation of an annular outer band adapted to ilt telescopically over the annular wall, deformably pivoting the outer band into a downwardly projecting arcuate V, and urging it downwardly over the annular band and the sheet of material placed thereover in such a manner that the downwardly disposed V-shaped portion of the outer band initially engages the sheet of material and the upper edge, and finally reversely pivoting the outer band back into normal position whereby to bring the outer band downwardly intov facewise embracing registration with the annular band for grippingly securing the sheet of material therebetween and in taut disposition over` the edible material.

3. A container a relatively stili preformed bottom member having a deilnite peripheral length, a exible strip 'preformed as a continuous wall member having unbroken continuity member being assembled'byforcing the bottom.

throughout its periphery and having a peripheral length somewhat smallertlmn the definite peripheral length` of the'bottom member and being provided with a continuous serias of peripherally extending slots,`said bottomA member vand wall member into the wall member and into registration with said slotsin which asembled relation, portions of the peripheral edge of the bottom member project through the slots.' the portions of said peripheral edge. in the projecting portion being extended outwardly beyond the straight line between the adjacent ends of two successive slots for tight abutting engagement with the inner face of the wall member.

4. A`container comprising, an `.elongated nexible strip having its ends permanently joined in the formation of a wall band of deilnite peripheral length and having a plurality of elongated peripherally extending slots formed therein adjacent to one edge and extending therearolmd in 5 a spaced series, and a relatively stiff ilat bottom member having a peripheral length greater than the corresponding peripheral length of the slotted band, said bottom member and said band assembled by forcing said member into the band l0 to a position with portions of its peripheral edge in said slots and intermediate portions of its peripheral edge extending beyond the straight line between the adjacent ends of two successive slots in compressive engagement with the inner face l5 of the wall member.

5. A container comprising, a flexible annular wall band having an annular series of elongated peripherally extending slots adjacent to one edge and a relatively sti bottom member of substan: 20

tially disc form having transverse dimensions slightly greater than the corresponding inner diametral dimensions of the slotted portion of the band and said bottom member being suiilciently ilexible to allow forcing of said member into the band to a pition with portions of its peripheral edge in said slots, and intermediate L portions of said edge being disposed beyond the straight line between adjacent ends of two successive slots in engagement with the inner face 3 of the wall membe 6. A container comprising an elongated strip having its ends permanently joined in the formation of a cylindrical wall band of definite periphl eral length, sala wall band being provided with a ,35

plurality of elongated peripherally slots formed therein adjacent to one edge and extending therearound in a spaced series, a relatively stiif bottom member of substantially disc- Y like form being in peripheral length greater than .49

the corresponding peripheral length of the slotted band, said bottom member and said band being assembled by forcing said member into said band to a position with portions of its peripheral edge v in said slots and intermediate portions of said edge being disposed gagement with the ber.

7. A display container comprising, a sidewall of annular band-like form of unbroken throughout its periphery having a plurality of elongated peripherally extending slots extending substantially circumferentially adjacent to me edge, a bottom member of discilike form within convexly outwardly in en- V inner face of the wall memthe sidewall member having a peripheral length greater than the peripheral length of said sidewall member, and also having portions o f its edge received and protruding through said slots and intermediate portions of its edge disposed convexly in engagement with the wall of covering material placed over the top edge of the sidewall member and having marginal por? tions extending downwardly over said sidewall and in registration with the protruding edges of the bottom member, and an outer cover retaining band having a width substantially equal to the width of the sidewall telescopically iitted down over the sidewallportion to hold the marginal edges of the cover sheet against the wall member and to conceal said wall member and the 1o slots and the edges of the bottom member.

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